Later, as he spoke with the media about his desire to remain in San Francisco, he cited such picture-perfect days as a factor. Rogers, who signed a reported $4.25 million one-year contract after the lockout, will be a free agent after the season.

“You can’t sit out there in Washington and eat outside right now,” Rogers said. “It’s cold. You have to have a jogging suit on. It may be snowing. I think it gives you more years on your career playing out here.”

There are other reasons Rogers wants to remain — the Niners’ 6-1 record, his career-high three interceptions and the team atmosphere he’s found in San Francisco among them. Rogers expressed a desire to work out a new contract before the start of free agency.

“I wouldn’t want to be any other place,” Rogers said. “I really haven’t thought about it, but I don’t want to be in a situation where I can be a (free agent) — where I have to choose against this or that with another team. I hope that if things work out, I can get everything done before we even get to free agency, before I even leave this city. I like this city.”

Rogers has repeatedly said how eager he was to leave the Redskins, but he said today he harbors no animosity toward his former team, which he’ll face for the first time Sunday. Rogers is in regular contact with Washington cornerback DeAngelo Hall and several of his former teammates have contacted him this week.

“I’m so happy with these surroundings, Washington is not even on my mind,” Rogers said. “’I’m not bitter toward their coaching staff. That was a new coaching staff. I was ready to leave Washington before they even got there. I can take a lot of good stuff from Washington, a lot of coaches I still have relationships with, a lot of friends I still have relationships with, the fans are wonderful. It’s nothing bitter toward them. I just want to beat them for bragging rights when I play them. It’s a waste of time to be mad at those guys.”